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The land bridge between Europe and Sicily over the past 40 kyrs: Timing of emersion and implications for the migration of Homo sapiens

F. AntonioliV. Lo PrestiM. G. MorticelliM. A. ManninoK. LambeckL. FerrantiL. BonfiglioG. ManganoG. M. SanninoS. FurlaniA. SulliM. R. PalomboSimonepietro Canese

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continental bridgeRelative sea level changestrait of messina strait; continental bridge; relative sea level changeSettore GEO/02 - Geologia Stratigrafica E Sedimentologicastrait of messina straitContinental bridgeSettore GEO/04 - Geografia Fisica E GeomorfologiaStrait of Messina straitGeologyrelative sea level changeContinental bridge; Relative sea level change; Strait of Messina strait; GeologyStrait of Messina strait continental bridge relative sea level change.

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The submerged Sill in the Messina Strait, which is located at a depth of -81 m m.s.l., represents the only possibile connection between Calabria and Sicily during the last lowstand, when the sea level was at about -126 m m.s.l. This multidisciplinary research aim at documenting times and modes the bridge between Calabria and Sicily was emerged, during the last 40 ka BP. The analysis carried out on morphobathymetric, lithological and relative sea level change (both isostatic and tectonic) data allow to hypothesize the continental bridge emerged at least between 21.5 ka and 20 ka cal BP. Moreover, considering erosion processes due to very strong marine currents, it could be emerged for a longer time span. This hypothesis is supported by anthropological and mammalofauna data, together with 14C dating on Equus hydruntinus from San Teodoro Cave. © 2012 Società Geologica Italiana, Roma.

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2012-01-01
http://hdl.handle.net/11573/718263